main bering cap bolts

1968 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE
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NTCCANNON218218
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I have a 454 BBC Mark 4 1990 with four bolt mains, I am ready to take it to a machine shop, how do you make sure the bering cap bolts get put back in the correct hole they were taken out of. I know they are different lenghts, so top and side are easy, but I have been told the exact bolt must go back in the same hole. is this true?
Sep 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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STEVE W.
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See the other answer please. The short version is they don't have to be kept in the same holes, the caps do.
Sep 9, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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